State of Control

Synopsis

State of Control is a bold feature-length documentary that follows two American filmmakers as they travel undercover documenting Tibetan activists' human rights struggle against the Chinese governments police state. The filmmakers journey takes them through India and Nepal and into the most remote and conflicted regions of Tibet during a full-scale media shutdown. A dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds as secret police maintain 24-hour surveillance of the filmmakers. All their moves are followed, leading to hotel break-ins, equipment theft, and cyber-hacking and spying. Working with leading cyber security experts, the filmmakers realize they are but one small piece of a global cyber crime wave that has impacted Google, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, a number of Fortune 100 companies, and even the White House. Official Film Website